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Blegh... I'm here!

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July 4th 2007
Almost an entire day on the airplane and a long and confusing subway ride (I tried to go through one of the gates once and it didn't like my ticket or something and a guy had to come over and fix it. I'm a tool. Also I still don't quite understand the ticket machine but I pushed buttons until it worked. Then it turned out to be rush hour on the subway--think TTC rush hour x1000, only you don't nee ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more